Metropolitan see Pouso Alegre, Brazil
Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre
de Pouso Alegre
Latin Church
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre is a Latin Church see in Minas Gerais, Brazil, erected in 1900 from the Diocese of Mariana and elevated to an archdiocese in 1962. It has been led by Archbishop Jose Luiz Majella Delgado, C.SS.R., since 2014, with suffragans Campanha and Guaxupe.
On the map
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- Established
- 1900
- Catholics
- 660,580
- Priests
- 140
- Territory
- 12,620 km²
Parishes and churches
62 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- José Luiz Majella Delgado
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The cathedral
Catedral do Bom Jesus stands in Pouso Alegre, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Seated in the Brazilian city of the same name, the Archdiocese of Pouso Alegre carries the Latin title Archidioecesis Pouso Alegre.